| Literature DB >> 11526046 |
E R Sullivan1, X Zhang, C Phelps, L Y Young.
Abstract
An active sulfate-reducing consortium that degrades 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MNAP) at rates of up to 25 microM x day(-1) was established. Degradation was inhibited in the presence of molybdate and ceased in the absence of sulfate. As much as 87% of 2-[14C]MNAP was mineralized to 14CO2. 2-Naphthoic acid (2-NA) was detected as a metabolite, and incubation with either deuterated 2-MNAP or [13C]bicarbonate indicates that 2-NA is the result of oxidation of the methyl group. Also detected were carboxylated 2-MNAPs, suggesting the presence of an alternative pathway for 2-MNAP degradation.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11526046 PMCID： PMC93170 DOI： 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4353-4357.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN： 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792